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An Improved Assessment Method for FMEA for a Shipboard Integrated Electric Propulsion System Using Fuzzy Logic and DEMATEL Theory
Ist Teil von
Energies (Basel), 2019-08, Vol.12 (16), p.3162
Ort / Verlag
Basel: MDPI AG
Erscheinungsjahr
2019
Quelle
EZB Free E-Journals
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Shipboard integrated electric propulsion systems (IEPSs) are prone to suffer from system failures and security threats because of their complex functional structures and poor operational environments. An improved assessment method for failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), integrating fuzzy logic and decision–making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) theory, is proposed to enhance the system’s reliability and handle the correlation effects between failure modes and causes. In this method, information entropy and qualitative analysis are synthesized to determine the credibility weights of domain experts. Each risk factor and its relative importance are evaluated by linguistic terms and fuzzy ratings. The benchmark adjustment search algorithm is designed to obtain the alpha-level sets of fuzzy risk priority numbers (RPNs) for defuzzification. The defuzzified RPNs are regarded as the inputs for the DEMATEL technique to investigate the causal degrees of failure modes and causes. Accordingly, the risk levels of the failure modes are prioritized with respect to the causal degrees. The practical application to the typical failure modes of the propulsion subsystem is provided. The assessment results show that this system contributes to risk priority decision-making and disastrous accident prevention.